The top-ranked player knocks off the three-time defending champion 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0, advancing to the final and halting her 26-match winning streak in Paris.

Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek set up a blockbuster French Open semi-final clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday.

Aryna Sabalenka left no question as to why she is the top seed at the French Open, producing a dominant 6-1, 6-0 first-round victory over Kamilla Rakhimova in Paris on Sunday.